ScienceDownEast | ScienceDownEast Astrophotography | Recent Images | Heart Nebula
The Heart Nebula, IC 1805 which lies some 7500 light years away from Earth and is located in the Perseus Arm of the Galaxy in the constellation Cassiopeia. It was discovered by William Herschel on 3 November 1787. It is an emission nebula showing glowing ionized hydrogen gas and darker dust lanes.
A total of 6 hours and 20 min. exposure. This used Drizzle integration for the 1st time.
| Exposure | 26*300 sec + 25 * 600 sec |
| ISO | 800 |
| Camera | Nikon Z7 [8856 x 5504] |
| Optics | Skywatcher Esprit 120mm Refractor |
| Filter | Radian Triad Ultra Quad-Band Narrowband Filter |
| Location | Lower Sackville, Nova Scotia. |
| Date | 2020-04-27 |
| Processing | Processed in PixInsight and Lightroom. |
